Hanger for brooms, tools, and the like



Aug. 24, 1948.

J. A. KANE 2,447,862

. HANGER FOR BROOMS, TOOLS AND THE LIKE Filed Dec. 31, 1946 fiseph 346,

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Patented Aug. 24, 1948 a UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HANGER FOR BROOMS, TOOLS, AND THE LIKE Joseph A. Kane, Philadelphia, Pa. Application December 31, 1946, Serial No. 719,530

1 Claim. 7 (01. 248-360) My invention relates to a new and useful hanger for brooms, tools and the like and has for one of its objects to provide a device of this character which will dis-appear and remain in concealment within the handle of the broom, tool or other .article so long as the hanger is unattached to a supporting fixture and the handle is in some position above the horizontal.

Another object of this invention is to provide a hanger loosely fitted within a narrow mortise in the end of a handle of a broom, tool or other article whereby said hanger will normally retract into the mortise by gravity or drop from said mortise by gravity when the handle is tilted to position the mortised end downward.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a hanger which is exceedingly simple in construction, inexpensive in the cost of manufacture and capable of being easily applied to the handle of a broom, tool or the like.

With the above and other objects in view this invention consists of the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then designated by the claim.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same I will describe its construction in detail referring by numerals to the accompanying drawing, forming a part hereof, in which- Fig. 1 is a view of a broom representative of .an article to which the invention can be applied, including a handle in which the hanger is mounted and showing said hanger protracted for engagement with a nail, hook or other suitable support.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the handle showing, in dotted lines, the position of the hanger when concealed.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 4 is a similar view at right angles to Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a view like Fig. 4-. with the hanger protracted.

Fig. 6 is a top end view of the handle.

Fig. '7 is a sectional View similar to Fig. 3 but in a tilted position for releasing the hanger .to permi-t its protraction by gravity.

In carrying out my invention as herein embodied, it! represents the handle of any article, such as that of a broom ll herein illustrated, a mop, brush, tool or other implement, having a narrow tapered or generally V-shaped mortise or recess l2 in the upper end and opening to the exterior at the extreme tip to provide a mouth l3.

A hanger IA of any desirable material comprising a ring or loop of the same general outline as that of the mortise I2 is loosely slidably mounted in said mortise and held captive by a pin l5 embedded in the handle and projecting across the mortise l2 adjacent the outer end of the latter, near the mouth [3, and extending through the opening in the ring or loop hanger.

When the handle of the article having a hanger of this kind is held in some angular position above the horizontal and said hanger is not held by some outside thing, the hanger will remain in or be retracted into the mortise by gravity, and remain in pra-cticaI concealment until it is to be used. In such a position the outer portion of the hanger may engage the pin or the inner end of said hanger may rest on the base of the mortise or both conditions may prevail.

When the hanger is to be used for supporting the article to which it is attached, in a hanging position, said article is shifted until the outer portion of the handleis tiltedtosome angularposition below the horizontal, as suggested in Fig. '7, at which time the hanger will drop outward so as to be grasped between the thumb and forefinger. By retaining the hanger in this position it may be placed over a nail, hook or other suitable support and the article will be maintained in a hanging condition.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that I have provided an exceedingly simple and efiicient hanger that is practically out of sight when not in use and does not require means by which it has to be pulled or fished out of its mortise and there are no recesses or protuberances at the sides of the handle which tend to rub and possibly blister or otherwise injure the hands of the user of the article equipped with such a hanger.

Of course I do not wish to be limited by the details of construction as herein shown as these may be varied within the limits of the appended claim without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is:

A hanger of the kind described comprising a cylindrical handle having a mortise directly in the outer end thereof terminating in a mouth opening only at and contained entirely within the extreme terminal of said handle, a loop shaped hanger loosely mounted in said mortise for free longitudinal sliding movements to permit its retraction and projection by gravity according to the position of said handle, and a pin fixed directly in the handle and. projecting across said mortise and through said hanger to provide the only connection be- -1;ween the handle and hanger.

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date JOSEPH A. KANE. 421,683 Draper Feb. 18, 1890 5 468,639 Bryant Feb. 19, 1892 REFERENCES CITED 735,725 Woody Aug. 11, 1903 861 091 Clark July 23 1907 The followmg references are of record in the fi of p t t: POIId une 27, 

